The virtual hub of Mr Waugh's Year 9 English class
If you’re interested in totalitarianism as it appears in our own time, Louie has shared on his blog a documentary made by illegally entering with a concealed camera. The documentary is interesting for what it reveals about North Korea – but also for what it reveals about the bias of the Western documentary makers (see […]
As we are studying this famous text on the corrupting influence of power, you may be interested to listen to the new BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of the novella which is being broadcast for the first time tomorrow. You can access the link to this live broadcast – or listen to it afterwards on iPlayer […]
This term we are exploring the Year 9 theme of “Politics, Context and Power” though the lens of allegory and via the precision-sharp pen of George Orwell in his novella “Animal Farm” As part of this programme of learning we will be reading the novel in class. We will research and explore the historical context […]